About Us

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Our board members are appointed by the six New England state veterinary associations (up to two per state) and serve a four year term. 

The Board's mission is to plan the program and oversee the management of this annual meeting.  

• President: Meera Gatlin, DVM, MPH, DACVPM (MA) is an assistant professor of public health at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, where she leads students in the DVM/MPH dual-degree program. Her research and teaching interests are in public health education and the role of working dogs in public health/public safety. She received her DVM and MPH degrees from Tufts in 2016. After graduation, she worked as an associate veterinarian in Framingham, MA, and still does relief work when not teaching. Dr. Gatlin lives in central Massachusetts with her husband, two kids, and two corgis. When not working, she loves to travel, practice yoga, watch Paw Patrol with her kids, and collect fountain pens.
• Vice President: Lindsay Thibeault, DVM (RI) is Medical Director of the RISPCA in Warwick, Rhode Island. She previously owned a mobile small animal veterinary practice, Creature Comforts Veterinary Services. She received her DVM from Cornell University in 2004. Dr. Thibeault is a past president of the Rhode Island Veterinary Medical Association. When not working, Dr. Thibeault is generally to be found wrangling her unruly herd of animals including two ponies, two dogs, three cats, and seven chickens and, once they're settled, reading a "trashy" romance novel!  
• Treasurer:  Kelly O'Neill, DVM, MPH, DACVIM (VT) is the medical director at Peak Veterinary Referral Center in Williston, VT. She received her DVM from Colorado State University and completed a residency in small animal internal medicine at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. She lives in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont with her wife, three dogs, two cats. In her free time she will generally be found outside hiking, kayaking, or gardening.
• Secretary: Monica Dijanic, DVM (CT) is co-owner and medical director at Beaver Brook Animal Hospital in Wethersfield, CT and lives with her husband, two dogs, three cats and 24 chickens in North Granby, CT. She is a 2003 graduate of Ross University’s School of Veterinary Medicine and did her senior year at the University of MN. She is currently the Small Animal Representative on the CVMA Board of Directors and is the President of Veterinarians for the Intervention and Prevention of Suicide (VIPS). When not at work, she loves crafting, yoga and reading.     
• Director:   Kelsey Hilton, VMD (ME) is a large animal veterinarian at Annabessacook Veterinary Clinic in Monmouth, ME. She graduated from University of Pennsylvania in 2012 and has served on the board of the Maine VMA. Her interests include large animal medicine and surgery, bovine and small ruminant reproduction and ultrasound and she particularly enjoys consulting with small farmers to develop preventative husbandry plans for their herds and developing client education materials. She lives on her family farm in Starks, where she keeps highland cattle and a few horses and helps manage hayfields and selectively cut woodland. Her other interests include western-style skijoring, skiing, riding horses, and exploring the outdoors with her family.
• Director: Megan Whelan, DVM, DACVECC (MA) is the Chief Medical Officer of Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston and co-directs the Emergency and Critical Care service. She is a 2003 graduate of Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine and completed a one-year internship program at Angell and a three-year E/CC residency at Tufts before joining Angell’s senior staff. Dr. Whelan is also the Director of Angell’s Internship Program, where she oversees the clinical education of new veterinarians as they rotate through all of Angell’s specialty services. 
• Director: Caitlin McIntosh, DVM (CT) is the co-owner of Beckett & Associates Veterinary Services in Glastonbury, CT.  She graduated from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2009.  A native of New England, she returned to Connecticut in 2015 after practicing in upstate New York for six years and became a partner in the practice in 2017. Dr. McIntosh enjoys all aspects of veterinary medicine, but has special interest in equine reproduction, small ruminant and pet pig medicine, and pain management and acupuncture/chiropractic for both small and large animals. When not working, Cait spends her time with her husband Mike and sons Elijah and Wynston on their small farm, which includes chickens, goats, sheep, bees, horses, a dog, and two cats. She enjoys skiing, ice hockey, and riding horses in her time away from work.
• Director: Katie Larson, DVM (NH) is  is the owner of a subscription based emergency only equine practice based out of West Newbury, MA. She graduated from Mississippi State College of Veterinary Medicine in 2019 and then completed an internship at Littleton Equine Medical Center. After practicing in Colorado she returned to New England. She is currently the Vice President of the New Hampshire Veterinary Medical Association. When not practicing Dr. Larson enjoys traveling, running, skiing, going to the beach and riding Chincoteague ponies.  
• Director: Hannah Thomas, BVetMed (RI)  is an associate veterinarian at Veterinary Urgent Care Center in East Providence. She graduated from The Royal  Veterinary College in London in 2015. She joined Ocean State Vet  Specialists for an internship after graduation and has since worked in a  combination of emergency medicine and general practice before VUCC in 2023. Dr Thomas lives in Newport, RI with her husband and 2  Australian Shepherds. In her spare time she enjoys skiing, cooking and  yoga. 
• Immediate Past President: Elizabeth Kellett, BVSc (NH) is an associate veterinarian at Blackwater Veterinary Services, a mixed animal practice in Salisbury, New Hampshire. A graduate of Massey University in New Zealand, Dr. Kellett is a Past President of the New Hampshire VMA. She and her husband share their old farmhouse with three children, a dog, and three rabbits. Dr Kellett loves being a part of the local community, rowing and weaving in her spare time.